Depends on whether Martin went 1-6 to close out December or not. I suspect he would have done better, seeing as the team was on a 99-point pace since the Pearn firing.

we will never know. the team looked completely out of sorts at that time. Tho i am sure you will just throw out stats to say how great they were playing despite the losses.

the game is played on the ice which transfers to points in the standings. I dont give a rats ass about the "they should be better cause the stats say so." At the end, the standings are the stats the rule out any puck possession, scoring chances, shots, etc stats.